Health Department: Substantial Increase In Syphilis Cases

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is responding to a new report that shows an unprecedented high for sexually transmitted diseases in the United States.
According to a press release, ACDH reported similar increases, but a particularly large increase in primary and secondary syphilis cases in 2015.
In 2014, Allegheny County reported a total of 68 primary and secondary cases. In 2015, there were a total of 129 primary and secondary cases reported, which is a 90 perce